Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Rankings

These programs train students in the science of flight, both for aircraft and spacecraft vehicles. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.

Overall College Data
#10	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$38,650	7,859	8.5%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#5	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$39,588	2,231	12.8%	98%	87	Locked	Locked
#6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$41,787	19,945	7.1%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$42,050	10,894	9.7%	98%	93	Locked	Locked
#2	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402	20,941	51.2%	94%	79	Locked	Locked
#3	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109	42,716	40.6%	96%	90	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	in-state: $14,428, out-of-state: $28,570	44,407	67.6%	94%	82	Locked	Locked
#10	Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	in-state: $16,444, out-of-state: $28,746	45,628	52.4%	92%	87	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Maryland–College Park College Park, MD	in-state: $8,908, out-of-state: $27,287	37,580	44.7%	94%	82	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060	51,112	46.6%	92%	81	Locked	Locked
#4	Purdue University–West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	in-state: $9,900, out-of-state: $28,702	39,637	68.3%	88%	68	Locked	Locked

Rankings

Overall College Data

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Rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#10

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

$38,650

7,859

8.5%

98%

Locked

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$39,588

2,231

12.8%

98%

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,787

19,945

7.1%

98%

Locked

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$42,050

10,894

9.7%

98%

Locked

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402

20,941

51.2%

94%

Locked

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109

42,716

40.6%

96%

Locked

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

in-state: $14,428, out-of-state: $28,570

44,407

67.6%

94%

Locked

#10

Pennsylvania State University–University Park

University Park, PA

in-state: $16,444, out-of-state: $28,746

45,628

52.4%

92%

Locked

University of Maryland–College Park

College Park, MD

in-state: $8,908, out-of-state: $27,287

37,580

44.7%

94%

Locked

University of Texas–Austin

Austin, TX

in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060

51,112

46.6%

92%

Locked

Purdue University–West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

in-state: $9,900, out-of-state: $28,702

39,637

68.3%

88%

Locked